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3. U.S. STATES: Which state was the first, by law, to give women the right to vote?

4. ENTERTAINERS: Where did Elvis Presley die?

5. ANATOMY: Where are the triceps muscles located?

6. ART: Which impressionist painter created a series of famous works of his garden at Giverny?

7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: In which branch of the military did Gerald Ford serve during World War II?

8. HISTORY: How many people died as a result of the Boston Massacre in 1770?

9. CARTOONS: In the animated series, where did Yogi Bear live?

10. LANGUAGE: What is a sobri-quet?

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phis, Tenn.5. Upper arm6. Monet7. Navy8. Five9. Jellystone Park10. A nickname

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2. Three major leaguers have won the Sporting News Player of the Year award in back-to-back years. Name two of them.

3. When Tom Brady became the New England Patriots’ all-time pass-ing yardage leader in 2009, which signal-caller did he supplant?

4. Name the last time before 2010 that Northern Iowa’s men’s basket-ball team won a game in the NCAA Tournament.

5. Who was the last NHL player before Detroit’s Johan Franzen in 2010 to have a six-point playoff game?

6. In 2010, Jamie McMurray became the second NASCAR Cup driver to win both poles in the same season at California’s Auto Club Speedway. Who was the first?

7. Name the last French tennis play-er to win the French Open men’s sin-gles title, and what year did he do it?

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Morgan (1975-76) and Albert Pujols (2008-09).

3. Drew Bledsoe, who had 29,657 yards.

4. It was 1990, when the Panthers beat Missouri.

5. St. Louis’ Geoff Courtnall, in 1998.

6. Kurt Busch, in 2006.7. Yannick Noah, in 1983.


1. Whatever happened to rock-and-roll pioneer Eddie Cochran?

2. What was the first U.S. No. 1 sin-gle Paul McCartney had with his new band Wings?

3. Who released “Margaritaville,” and when?

4. When and where did the rock musical “Hair” first open?

5. Who is known as “The Red Rock-er”?

6. Who released “Why Should I Cry For You,” and when?

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in 1960 while on tour in the United Kingdom. He was 21. His hits includ-ed “C’mon Everybody” and “Sum-mertime Blues.”

2. “My Love” in 1973. The song only reached No. 9 on the U.K. charts.

3. Jimmy Buffet, on his 1977 “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” album.

4. April 29, 1968, in New York City at the Biltmore Theatre. The show ran for 1,750 performances, while addi-tional shows opened at different loca-tions around the world.

5. Sammy Hagar, originally with the band Van Halen in 1985. Via his association with Van Halen, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. His most recent band is Chickenfoot.

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Hughes senior, was owner of Hughes Tool Company and patent holder for a unique drill bit he invented for oil drilling rigs. Young Howard showed a great aptitude in engineering and built the first radio transmitter in Houston, Texas, when he was 11 years old. At age 12, he was the first boy in Houston to have a “motorized” bicycle, which he had built for himself from parts taken from his father’s steam engine. He was an indifferent student with a liking for mathematics, flying, and all things mechanical.

• Despite his son’s poor academic record in high school, a hefty donation by Hughes senior to Cal Tech soon had Howard enrolled there. He later attended what is now Rice University, where he studied math and aeronautical engineering. When his father died just a few weeks after Hughes’ 18th birthday, he dropped out of Rice and took over the tool company.

• At age 19, Hughes and his new bride moved to Hollywood to chase his dream of making movies. By the time he was 23, one of his films had won an Academy Award. His 1930s film “Hells Angels,” about World War I aviators, was the most expensive movie to date, costing $3.8 million to produce. It was while making this film that Hughes, who had taken his first

flying lesson at age 14, earned his pilot’s license.

• Hughes’ interest in aviation led him to branch out into aircraft design. In 1937, in his H-1 Racer, he set an airspeed record when he flew non-stop from Los Angeles to New York City in just under seven and a half hours with an average speed of 322 mph. The following year, he flew around the world in 91 hours, setting another record.

• When the U.S. Government ordered a giant cargo plane from Hughes Aircraft during World War II, Hughes used $18 million of government

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Much to their relief, she smiled.“You missed a test today,” she

continued, “but you can make it upright now. Take seats apart fromone another and then get out apencil and a piece of paper.”

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• French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel was a specialist in metal constructions, mostly bridges. He entered a competition soliciting designs for a monument to serve as the entrance gateway to the 1889 World’s Fair to be held in Paris. The 984-foot-tall Eiffel Tower received two million visitors that year alone. Criticized as an “eyesore,” it was intended to be torn down immediately after the conclusion of the fair. Instead, it became a popular tourist attraction, evolving into the national symbol of France. It remains the most visited paid monument in the world. It held the honor of world’s tallest structure until 1930, when New York City’s Chrysler Building grabbed the title. Although Gustave Eiffel is most famous for his tower, he was also the designer for the framework of the Statue of Liberty.

• There’s much more to Jimmy Buffett than his “beach-bum” character. In addition to telling us “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” this Alabama native holds a degree in history and is a multi-engine licensed pilot. The 1946 Christmas Day baby has written three No. 1 best sellers and is one of only seven authors (including Hemingway and Steinbeck) who has reached the top of the New York Times Best Seller list in both fiction and non-fiction.

• Buffett owns two restaurant chains, Mar- garitaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise, along with the Margaritaville Beach Hotels and the Margaritaville clothing line. An avid Miami Dolphins fan, he penned new lyrics for the team’s song “Fins.” He also bought the rights to have Dolphins Stadium renamed Landshark Stadium for the 2009 season due to the popularity of his private label Landshark Lager beer. Throw in those eight gold and nine platinum albums, and you see this guy is no bum at all!

• If you’ve been to a performance of the operas “La Boheme,” “Tosca” or “Madama Butterfly,” you’ve heard the musical compositions of Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini. Born December 22, 1858, this genius had his life cut short when his chronic sore throats were diagnosed as throat cancer, a result of chain-smoking strong cigars and cigarettes.

• A bright future awaited Binger, Oklahoma High School’s class valedictorian of 1965. Born on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 7, in 1947, this young man was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds and spent 16 years as baseball’s greatest catcher. Johnny Bench was

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• As a film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepeneur and philanthropist, Walt Disney gave us Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and a host of other characters we all know and love. Born December 5, 1901, Disney’s lifelong love of doodling, cartooning and entrepeneurial talent eventually led to his founding of what we know today as The Walt Disney Company. The company now owns a long list of vacation resorts, theme and water parks, hotels, record labels, motion picture studios and cable television networks, with annual revenues exceeding $35 billion. And it all began with pen, paper, an idea -- and a cartoon mouse!

• “Book ‘em, Dano,” was the catchphrase familiar to fans of the 1970s cop drama “Hawaii Five-O” and uttered by Detective Steve McGarrett.

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• Hughes suffered from an extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder most of his life, which led to a series of bizarre behavior characteristics. He would lock himself away for months at a time, refusing visits from friends and subsisting on nothing but candy and chocolate bars.

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Historians report that Napoleon Bon- aparte, when he wasn’t busy conquering, enjoyed ice skating. If you’re frightened of bugs, you might not want to know the following tidbit: There are 10 quintillion insects alive on the planet. A study published in 2008 showed that the price of a pain medication had an ef-fect on its efficacy. In the study people were given placebo pills, some at the reg-ular price and some at a discounted price. Those who paid full price for the medica-tion reported more relief than those who paid less. Half of all cookies baked in the United States are of the chocolate-chip variety. If you’re planning to be in the San Francisco area in June, you might want to plan a stop in the nearby town of Peta-luma for the Sonoma-Marin Fair. This is where the competition to determine the world’s ugliest dog is held every year. In addition to earning bragging rights, the owner of the winning pooch is awarded a prize of $1,000. *** Thought for the Day: “The most in-comprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.” -- Albert Einstein

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• They chose the Atlantic coast at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, as the site for their manned gliding experiments because of its consistent breezes and soft landing surface. They began practicing their steering and gliding skills there in non-powered designs in 1900. They constructed the Wright Flyer I in 1903 out of spruce and muslin fabric, carving their own wooden propellers. A gasoline engine built in the bicycle shop was added, and the craft was ready for its inaugural flight.

• On December 14, 1903, the brothers flipped a coin to determine who would be the first pilot of the Flyer, with Wilbur winning the toss. However, after only 3.5 seconds, the craft lurched up, stalled, then smashed into the sand, creating some minor damage. Three days later,

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• There were five witnesses to the flights, three of them members of a U.S. government life-saving crew, an area businessman and a local teenager. The newspapers seemed to pay no heed to the monumental feat for nearly a year and a half. Even the Wrights’ hometown Dayton Journal didn’t publish the story, claiming the flights were “too short to be important.”

• In May of 1906, the Wrights were granted a patent for a “flying machine.” They incorporated as The Wright Company in 1909, not only selling aircraft, but also transporting commercial air cargo and running a flying school as well. One of their more famous pupils was Henry “Hap”

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Q: I loved Laura Prepon on “October Road,” and was sad when it went off the air. Can you tell me what else I can see her in? -- Danni J. in Georgia

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Q: I really miss “Parks and Recreation” -- it is by far my favorite comedy on TV, along with “The Office.” When will it return? I can’t take much more of “Outsourced.” -- Samuel F., via e-mail

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It’s Never Too Late To Do the Right Thing Do you remember reading about Robert Nuranen and his missing library book? It seems that as a ninth-grader, he borrowed “Prince of Egypt” from the library and forgot to return it. Over the years, the family reported multiple sightings, but it wasn’t until December 2006 that Nuranen finally got around to returning the book to the library. Yes, there was a fine, but it was not nearly as much as you might think once you learn the book was 47 years overdue. (That’s no typo.) He delivered a check for $171.32 for the overdue charges. Ignoring the fact that most libraries charge a fine up to the amount of replacing a book, I believe we should honor the fact that Nuranen did all he could to right that wrong. Even at about a penny a day, I’m sure the library staff was impressed with his desire to make amends, to do the right thing. Radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger used to sign off with the instruction to her listeners to “Go take on the day!” Several years ago, she changed it to “Go do the right thing!”


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It’s not always easy to do the right thing. Take money, for example. There are ethics when it comes to money. For some reason, doing the right thing with money can be more challenging than behaving responsibly in other areas of life. You pay for the groceries with cash, and the clerk hands you an extra $20 in change. You notice it, but he doesn’t. No one is looking. Who’ll know if you just keep walking? In fact, you might even jus-tify it by thinking that the store probably has shorted you a lot more than $20 in the past, so this just evens the score. But wait. All of that is wrong. Dead wrong! The right thing is to hand back the cash that is not rightfully yours. Many years ago, you borrowed a few hundred bucks from a college roommate. There was a season of anger as you kept putting off repayment. Then you lost touch. In fact, you’re not even sure where she is now. Besides, she probably has for-gotten. But you shouldn’t. The right thing is to repay your debt. Adding interest would make it even more right. You once filed for bankruptcy. Sure, it was legal, and you have the paperwork to prove it. Now, many years later, you’re doing well. You’ve really turned the corner on your way to reasonable wealth. By law, you do not owe a thing. By decency and all I know about ethical living, the right thing is to go back and restore every person you harmed. And for those companies that cannot legally accept payment now that they’ve written off your debts? The right thing is to take that amount of money and donate it to a charity or to someone going through a difficult time as you once faced. Difficult? Yes. But right? Oh, yes.

The way I see it, it’s never too late to figure out a way to do the right thing.

Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including her best-selling classic “Debt-Proof Living.” You can e-mail her at [email protected], or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. To find out more about Mary Hunt and read her past columns, please visit the Cre-ators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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Moderation, NotExcess, is Lesson of Twinkie Diet Often in health, nothing is what it seems. Rec-ommendations for healthy living seem to change continuously, as Americans look for easier and quicker solutions to bypass the tried-and-true meth-ods of disease prevention. Recently, when a Kansas State researcher lost more than 30 pounds on a diet filled with junk food and daily Twinkies, every news station reported on the “Twinkie Diet” as if it somehow vindicated our guilty love of sweets and snacks. Does it? Can you eat junk food and lose weight? The answer is not quite as simple as you may think - or hope. On the surface, the Twinkie Diet offers a very valuable lesson -- eating in moderation, no mat-ter the nutritional content, is still the No. 1 key to weight loss. The Kansas State nutritionist tightly controlled his daily calories. In addition, he also supplemented his diet with protein shakes, vegeta-bles and moderate exercise. By simply eating less, he lost weight. But look beyond the pounds lost, and the qual-ity of his diet is clearly flawed. He may lose weight eating Twinkies and Ho Hos, but the poor nutrition-al content will certainly increase the risk of illness later in life. The Twinkie Diet certainly received a lot of at-tention and hype, but I fear that the main message was lost. This researcher did not aim to encour-age all Americans to eat more junk food; rather, he showed that the best diet must be the prudent diet. We do not have to deprive ourselves of those “guilty pleasures” to lose weight and be healthy. Simply be sensible. Watch the carbohydrates and eat the right fats. Try to get some omega-3 fatty acids in walnuts or almonds and choose proteins such as lean meat and fatty fish. When you want to splurge on a high-calorie meal, simply pare down the next day to offset the excess. If, like Mr. Twinkie in Kansas, you happen to love junk food, keep track of how much you are eating. In addition to offering lessons on calorie-count-ing, the Twinkie Diet highlights our obsession with new, ever-changing health tips. At one point, scien-tists believed that large doses of vitamins A, C, E and beta carotene were thought to prolong life and fight disease such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and Alzheimer’s. Sadly, more and more information indicates that these vitamins not only are ineffective in pre-venting disease but may also cause harm, increas-ing your risk of illness. By contrast, diets rich in naturally occurring vitamins promote health. Green leafy vegetables, carrots, broccoli and avocados are rich in many vitamins, minerals and antioxi-dants that protect against disease. A few years ago, we were told that weight was

the single most important risk factor for disease. After all, overweight people are unhealthy, right? Wrong! While important, how much you weigh is no more significant in predicting disease than how much you exercise, smoking cessation or screening for illness. When it comes to exercise, the recommen-dations keep changing. At one point, a short, brisk walk was all you needed for optimum health. Now, we know that the more you exercise the better, and that the current recommendation is that we all walk a minimum of 60 minutes or 10,000 steps daily. No matter the topic, health recommenda-tions will always shift and evolve. So, for the em-powered consumer of health care, the goal should always be to remain sensible. Never take up a new fad diet or exercise simply because it receives the public spotlight. Unfortunately, nothing is better than eating well and exercising regularly. Living a healthy life does not have to be complicated or challenging -- the only requirement is to be prudent. As the Christmas season approaches, this message of sensibility could not be timed better. Enjoy your holiday feast or Christmas party. Drink some wine and eat some dessert! But do it sensi-bly. One or two days of excess are not bad for your health. In fact, the celebration of family, friends and community absolutely contributes to a healthier per-son. However, nobody needs four weeks of excess. Be prudent and do everything in moderation. It is an easy prescription to make, but it’s often a difficult one to follow.

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effort, I would lug around a big projector and por-table movie screen and show public relations films that promoted these two programs. It was quite a dif-ference from the end of my career when I’d show up for a speech carrying just a little thumb drive in my pocket, which I would plug into the organization’s laptop to do a snappy PowerPoint presentation. Anyway, one time I was cleaning out a storage room and found some old government PR movies from the 1960s. One of them came out in 1965 and was intended to introduce the (at the time) brand-new Medicare program. The movie was really corny and amateurish by today’s standards. The “plot” in-volved a woman whose husband, an old farmer, was in a hospital in Omaha, Neb. She was talking to a couple of doctors and the hospital’s social worker. They were saying that her husband required extensive heart surgery and other medical proce-dures, and the bills would be very expensive. She told them that they should do whatever they needed to do because she would sell the farm in order to pay the bills. And that’s where the PR pitch came in -- the social worker told her the government had this new program called “Medicare,” which would pay almost all of her husband’s hospital and doctor bills. Of course, the woman was relieved and said something like, “Thank God for our government and its wonderful programs for the elderly.” (As I said, this was a PR film produced by the government. I -- and the co-workers I was watching the movie with -- got a good chuckle out of the hackneyed effort by Medicare’s flacks.) Later that day, I was at home watching TV with my wife. A commercial came on that was promoting a Medicare supplement plan. (Forty years later, we still see a lot of Medicare supplement ads!) Anyway, the commercial featured a group of obviously well-to-do older men on a golf course. One guy mentioned that he was scheduled to go to the hospital for some minor surgery. And he said something like, “I’m sure glad I have Medicare to pay for that procedure.” Then one of his golfing buddies laughed and said, “Medicare is only going to pay part of your bill. You’ll have to cough up about 20 percent of the cost out of your own pocket.” So the first guy said, “You mean the government is forcing me to pay for part of my surgery myself? That’s an outrage!” And then the commercial began its pitch for the Medicare supplement designed to pay for that non-covered 20 percent. Even though I knew the Medicare movie and the commercial were both “make believe,” I still thought it reflected the tenor of the times. And I was amazed at how much our expectations of government had changed in just a decade or so. In the 1960-era mov-ie, a woman was willing to sell the family farm in or-der to pay for her husband’s hospital bill; she was surprised to learn the government would help her. In the 1970s commercial, a rich guy on a golf course was ticked off because the government wasn’t pay-ing his entire medical bill. That was all about 30 or 40 years ago. Today, the pendulum seems to be swinging in the opposite di-rection. We’ve just elected a conservative majority in Congress, with a sprinkling of “get the government off my back” Tea Party advocates thrown in for good measure. Assuming they hold true to their convic-tions and begin to push for smaller government with

no tax increases (and possibly even tax cuts), we’ll find out if the inevitable reduction in government benefits is what the American people really wanted. We’ll see what happens, but my prediction is the pen-dulum will start swinging once again!

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Coumadin Is Effective but Bothersome Drug DEAR DR. DONOHUE: For the past eight months, I have had a heart rhythm problem. I am on Coumadin. One day I forgot I had taken it and took another dose. My blood test showed that I had taken far too much. You wrote about ablation being a treatment for rhythm prob-lems. Would it benefit me, and could I go off Coumadin? -- W.K.

ANSWER: I’m sure your rhythm problem is atrial fibrillation, a common and serious heartbeat disturbance where the heart beats rapidly and irreg-ularly. One consequence is a drop-off in the amount of blood pumped by the heart. The second, and the more dangerous consequence, is the formation of clots in the upper heart chambers because blood in those chambers isn’t moving -- stagnant blood forms clots. Clots in the heart can be swept into the cir-culation and to the brain, where they block a brain artery. The result is a stroke. Coumadin prevents those clots from forming. Many times, the goal in treating atrial fibrillation is only to slow the heart so that it pumps out an ad-equate blood supply. Are there other ways of dealing with this rhythm problem? Yes. Ablation is one. It involves eliminating the heart tissue generating the abnormal rhythm. It’s done by inserting a thin tube that’s outfitted to deliver radio waves to the specific heart sites from which the abnormal beating arises. Does it sound simple to you? It isn’t. It’s very intensive work, and requires special training. Generally, ablation is re-stricted to those younger than you, but not always. I’m on your side when it comes to taking Cou-madin. It’s a bothersome drug, requiring frequent blood tests to be sure that enough drug is taken but not too much. Too much poses the danger of bleed-ing. Talk with your doctor about having a consultation for ablation. The doctor might side with you, or tell you that you’re not a candidate for the procedure. At least you’ll have the satisfaction of having tried. The booklet on heartbeat abnormalities, including atrial fibrillation, discusses them, their significance and their treatment. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 107W, Box 536475, Or-lando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I think my hus-band is an alcoholic. He drinks far too much on a daily basis and it has me concerned. He’s not abusive, but his consumption of alcohol is more than a six-pack of beer a day, and some-times he includes whiskey. He usually falls asleep in his recliner chair in front of the TV. My sister tells me the cage test is a good way to diagnose alcoholism. What is it, and where can he get it done? He gets defensive and won’t talk about these things to me whenever I bring

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Holidays Are No Time to Hibernate Are you alone this holiday season? Are you staying busy? Lack of nearby relatives to share the holiday joy, cold weather, lack of money to attend special events, memories of happier times ... all of these and more can make us just want to hibernate through the season. But we need to get out and be among others, especially now! Grab your calendar and a pen. Look through the newspaper and see what events catch your eye, especially the free ones such as holiday-theme concerts and art shows. Mark them on your calen-dar. Call the senior center and ask what’s going on there this month. Put those events on your calen-dar. If they’re holding a special holiday meal, sign up. Better yet, volunteer to help cook or set up, too. You’ll meet lots of people, some you might wish to see again after the holidays. Is a local group doing a toy drive? Call them and volunteer to help sort toys into age-appropriate groups. (For a real eye-opener when it comes to gratitude, try to be there the day the parents come to pick up the boxes of gifts for their children.) Call the hospital’s volunteer office and ask if it’s holding a special party for children who are patients. Can you help pass out cookies or gifts? Fill in for a non-medical position when people are on vacation, such as answering the phones at the front desk? Do you see the pattern here? The idea is to fill your calendar with places to go and things to do at least three days a week, if not more, and they all involve doing things to help and be with others.But beware: After the holidays you might be asked to volunteer on a permanent basis!

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A: Seniors appreciate receiving gifts that help them retain their independence and comfort. Usual-ly, assisted living facilities offer basic standard items in their rooms. A major issue is the lack of space. If needed, a walker basket attachment would be appreciated, as it is impossible to hand-carry items while walking. An elongated shoehorn helps avoid-ing bending over for shoes and slippers. Back scratchers are a blessing for those difficult places to reach. Battery-operated nightlights, which can be self-punched, brighten up the room to helps prevent falls when making bathroom trips. Usually, room phones are not amplified, which makes hearing more difficult. The facility may allow your parents to plug in a personal phone that lights up, has larger buttons and includes an earphone at-tachment. For warmth and comfort, non-skid slipper socks will add to their safety. Soap without irritating addi-tives and lotions can help solve skin problems. Light-ed walking canes enhance mobility and vision, and alert others of their movements. Television remotes with big buttons are a big help if they can mate with the facilities’ TVs. Include your parents’ favorite cookies or candy. Recent family photos will always be a big hit for both of them. Before you wrap your packages, check with the management to make sure your items are permis-sible. Although sometimes, reminding them of their aging and lack of independence may not always be well received, your gifts will serve as a reminder of your love, remembering, support and caring. * * * Q: I am 78, widowed and live alone at home. My friends and family are always on my case to learn how to use a computer. Do you really think it would be worth the trouble to learn about all of these email and web things?

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Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern California retirement community. Contact him at [email protected]. To find out more about Doug Mayberry, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

On Dec. 19, 1732, Benjamin Frank-lin of Philadelphia first publishes “Poor Richard’s Almanack.” The book, filled with proverbs preaching industry and prudence, was published continuously for 25 years and became one of the most popular publi-cations in colonial America, selling an aver-age of 10,000 copies a year.

On Dec. 17, 1843, Charles Dickens’ classic story “A Christmas Carol” is pub-lished. When Dickens’ father was thrown into debtors’ prison in 1824, 12-year-old Charles was sent to work in a factory. The miserable treatment of children and the in-stitution of the debtors’ jail became topics of several of Dickens’ novels.

On Dec. 18, 1886, the often-contro-versial baseball legend Ty Cobb is born in Narrows, Ga. In 1911, he led the league in eight offensive categories, including bat-ting (.420), slugging percentage (.621), hits (248), doubles (47), triples (24), runs (147), RBI (144) and steals (83), and won the first American League MVP award.

On Dec. 13, 1915, detective novelist Kenneth Millar, better known by his nom de plume Ross Macdonald, was born in Los Gatos, Calif. He wrote 24 mystery novels, 20 of them featuring detective Lew Archer, who first appeared in “The Moving Target” (1949).

On Dec. 14, 1977, the film “Satur-day Night Fever” had its world premiere at Mann’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. Four No. 1 pop hits were launched by the movie’s landmark soundtrack album, in-cluding “How Deep Is Your Love.”

On Dec. 15, 1944, legendary bandlead-er Glenn Miller (also a captain in the U.S Army Air Force) disappears over the Eng-lish Channel en route to France for a con-gratulatory performance for American troops who had recently helped to liberate Paris. The wreckage of Miller’s plane was never found.

On Dec. 16, 1989, federal Judge Rob-ert Vance is instantly killed by a powerful explosion after opening a package mailed to his house near Birmingham, Ala. In June 1991, a federal jury convicted Walter Le-Roy Moody on charges related to the bomb-ings and sentenced him to seven life terms plus 400 years in prison.


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Getting a Handle on Holiday Debt Overheard in a mall when a weary child asked his package-laden mother: “Mom, can we stop shopping now?” Smart kid. Is your holiday shopping completed? Did you stick to your budget and use saved cash, or are you afraid to look at the stack of credit-card re-ceipts you’ve accumulated? If you’ve reached the end of your budgeted money, yes ... you can stop shopping. Don’t buy another thing, even if you see a super sale. If you used credit cards because you didn’t save in advance, you’ll need a plan of attack to pay off the balance. Your first step will be to determine whether your credit-card purchases put your balance over 50 percent of your available credit. Going over that 50 percent amount can impact your credit score long term. If that has happened, do everything you can to immediately bring the balance below that 50 per-cent. Consider taking out a lower interest loan, per-haps at a credit union, to pay off the entire balance. If you’re expecting a tax refund and haven’t paid off the credit card by the time the check arrives, use it first to pay off the debt. If you’ve stayed under that 50 percent amount,

Wagon-Wheel Motif Furniture Lassoed Children’s Market Q: I would like to learn more about my two-piece, solid maple, Western-style bed-room suite. Enclosed is a photo of the “Village Smithy” carving that is on both the footboard of the bed and the chest of drawers. The head-board is a wagon wheel, and the mirror on the chest is shaped as a horseshoe. The words “Virginia House Maple” are burned into the wood on the inside of one of the drawers. Any information would be wonderful. And it would be helpful if you know the value.

A: Located in Atkins, Va., Virginia House Fur-niture Co. made your maple bedroom set sometime in the late 1940s to the early 1950s. They produced a well-made line of maple bedroom furniture that was marketed to children. Their designs were inspired by nautical, western, pioneer and airplane motifs. Similar sets are selling in the range of $300 to $500.

Q: I found a 78 rpm record album while sorting through my uncle’s home after he passed away. Before I dispose of things, I would like to know if it has any value. The al-bum is Capitol’s “Stories for Children” told by “The Great Gildersleeve.” On the cover of the album, there are illustrations of children’s fairy tales. Each record is in excellent condition.

A: The Great Gildersleeve was a famous radio personality in the 1940s. Your album was the second in a music series for children. Your records were made around 1946, and the album would probably be worth $10 to $15. * * *

Q: I have enclosed a photo of the mark seen on the bottom of my platter. The platter is decorated with Southwestern pottery, chili pep-pers and fruit against a white background, and there is a red band on the border. It measures 10 inches in diameter, it is round and in mint condition. Anything you can tell me about the maker, vintage and value will be appreciated.

A: The Crooksville China Co. created your plat-ter in the 1930s. Located in Crooksville, Ohio, they were in business from 1902 to 1959 making semi-porcelain dinnerware and kitchenware. Their “Pan-

try BAK-IN WARE” line was decorated with a variety of decal designs on a plethora of dishes that included teapots, kitchen sets, coffee pots, jugs, juice sets and dinnerware. Southwestern and Mexican themes were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Your platter is circa 1930 and would fetch $25 to $35 in an antiques shop.

Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P.O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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Sand shots made simple Playing a shot from the sand can be anything but a day at the beach, but it doesn’t have to be a bad experience if you work on a few basic steps. The first thing to look for in the bunker is the firmness of the sand, and your footprints are the first clue. Shallow prints mean firm sand and a live-ly ball; deep prints mean soft sand and a cushioned hit needing more power. In order to control the distance the ball flies from the sand you must be aware of two things: Length of the swing: Tour players have what I call a “des-ignated swing area in the sand. For me, my hands are chest-high both in the backswing and the follow-through. You need to find a comfortable range of motion for the club to swing on every sand shot. Speed of the swing: Establish a consistent swing speed regard-less of the sand shot. Mine is al-ways a medium speed. The most important factor is the amount of sand between the clubface and the ball. Digging too deep or too thin produces disastrous results. Once you have established these elements, you can plug in a variety of clubs to control the dis-tance the ball flies from the sand.Short shots need a lob or a sand wedge; for longer shots go with a pitching or ap-proach wedge. Work on these techinques to find what works best for you and you’ll end up making those difficult sand shots a “day at the beach”.

Sand Shots Made Simple

Playing a shot from the sand can be anything but a day at thebeach. The first thing you need to look for when entering the bunkeris to pay attention to the texture of the sand. When you walk into thesand look at your foot prints. If your foot prints are shallow than thesand is firm and the ball will tend to jump on you. If the foot printsare deep than the sand is soft and the ball will have a difficult timegetting out of the bunker, so you will need more power.Power in the sand, as in every other golf shot, is created through thelegs loading and springing to create leverage. Notice in the photohow I have my feet dug down to create a solid base so I can pushoff and turn my right hip through impact to create the appropriateamount of power.Length of the swing; Tour players have what I call a "designatedswing area". (For me, it is chest-high in the backswing and chest-high in the forward swing). You will need to establish your owndesignated swing area, a comfortable range of motion in which thegolf club will move on every sand shot.Speed of the swing; create a designated power level or rhythm

regardless of the sand shot. The most important thing to strive for inthe sand is creating a consistent amount of sand between theclubface and the ball. Digging to deep or to thin can turn into adisastrous result. You will want to use the sand as a cushion tocontrol the ball. Think in terms of tossing the sand out of the bunkerand then letting the ball ride that sand onto the green.In your new designated swing area you should now make a series ofswings at various speeds -- low, medium and high. Decide whichspeed gives you the most clarity for controlling the appropriateamount of sand for the shot.Now that you have established these elements, you can plug in avariety of clubs to control the distance the ball travels from the sand.If you have a short sand shot, go with the lob or sand wedge. As the shot becomes longer, go with a pitching or approach wedge. Thesedifferent lofts will change the distances the ball travels. Work on these techniques to discover what works best for you andyou will end up making those difficult sand shots a “day at thebeach.”

Rob Stanger is recognized as a 2005-2008 Golf Magazine Top TeacherWest Region. He teaches at The College Golf Center. You can contact him at 409-8628. To see more golf tips and video instruction visit www.robstanger.com.

Sand Shots Made Simple

Playing a shot from the sand can be anything but a day at thebeach. The first thing you need to look for when entering the bunkeris to pay attention to the texture of the sand. When you walk into thesand look at your foot prints. If your foot prints are shallow than thesand is firm and the ball will tend to jump on you. If the foot printsare deep than the sand is soft and the ball will have a difficult timegetting out of the bunker, so you will need more power.Power in the sand, as in every other golf shot, is created through thelegs loading and springing to create leverage. Notice in the photohow I have my feet dug down to create a solid base so I can pushoff and turn my right hip through impact to create the appropriateamount of power.Length of the swing; Tour players have what I call a "designatedswing area". (For me, it is chest-high in the backswing and chest-high in the forward swing). You will need to establish your owndesignated swing area, a comfortable range of motion in which thegolf club will move on every sand shot.Speed of the swing; create a designated power level or rhythm

regardless of the sand shot. The most important thing to strive for inthe sand is creating a consistent amount of sand between theclubface and the ball. Digging to deep or to thin can turn into adisastrous result. You will want to use the sand as a cushion tocontrol the ball. Think in terms of tossing the sand out of the bunkerand then letting the ball ride that sand onto the green.In your new designated swing area you should now make a series ofswings at various speeds -- low, medium and high. Decide whichspeed gives you the most clarity for controlling the appropriateamount of sand for the shot.Now that you have established these elements, you can plug in avariety of clubs to control the distance the ball travels from the sand.If you have a short sand shot, go with the lob or sand wedge. As the shot becomes longer, go with a pitching or approach wedge. Thesedifferent lofts will change the distances the ball travels. Work on these techniques to discover what works best for you andyou will end up making those difficult sand shots a “day at thebeach.”

Rob Stanger is recognized as a 2005-2008 Golf Magazine Top TeacherWest Region. He teaches at The College Golf Center. You can contact him at 409-8628. To see more golf tips and video instruction visit www.robstanger.com.

Empowered Golf by Rob Stanger College Golf Center, Palm Desert, CA

Rob Stanger is recognized as a 2005-2008 Golf Magazine Top Teacher West Region, and teaches in the desert at The College Golf Center. You can contact him at 760-409-8628 or at www.robstanger.com for inquiries about your golf game. Proof created by:

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• Some phobias relate to what’s up above,such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds(nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia),and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks arejust afraid of looking up – they are calledanablephobes.

•Not all phobias seem that abnormal oruncommon.Lotsofpeoplemighthaveafearof death, known as necrophobia. But thosewith an extreme form might be terrified ofbeing buried alive.A nosocomephobe has afearofhospitals,averminophobeisafraidofgerms,andahydrophobehasanirrationalfearofwater.

• Individuals suffering from extreme agora-phobiararelyleavetheirhomes,duetotheirfearofpublicoropenspacesand the inescapablesituationsthatmayoccurthere.Onlyhomeissafe.

• Somephobiascanbea learnedbehavior thatcomes from listening to others describe atraumaticevent.Anindividualinone’slifecantriggeraphobia,suchaspeladophobia,thefearofbaldpeople.Thosewithnosto-phobia,afearof returninghome,maybeable tocontributetheirpanictoaspecificincident.

• Peoplewhoareafraidoflookingintomirrorshave cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working withcomputers.A person with an anxiety aboutmemories is a mnemophobe.

•Don’tconfuselevophobia, thefearofobjectstoaperson’sleft,withdextrophobia, thefearofobjectstotheright.

•Although some of us fear the possibility ofcancer,anextremecarcinophobewillconvincehimself he has cancer because he touchedsomeone who has it.

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• Every time you hold a one-dollar bill, you see the work of Gilbert Stuart, born on December 3, 1755, who has been dubbed the “Father of American Portraiture.” This Rhode Island-born artist trained in London and painted likenesses of more than 1,000 American political figures, including the first six U.S. Presidents. Portraits of George Washington hanging in schoolrooms everywhere have a white, cloudy unfinished area across the bottom. Stuart left this one unfinished at the time of his death. The original portrait can be seen in the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian.

• Denzel Washington is the son of a Pentecostal minister, who also worked at the local water department, and a hairdresser. This gifted actor holds a degree in journalism from Fordham University. He got his start in the hospital drama “St. Elsewhere” and appeared in the series for its entire six-year run. His son John plays professional football for the St. Louis Rams. He celebrates his birthday every December 28.

• Coincidentally, two members of the popular 1960s band The Monkees share the same birthday, although three years apart. Michael Nesmith was born on December 30, 1942, and singer Davy Jones came along in 1945.

• Those who remember the 1968 Summer Olympics might recall a spunky little 16-year-old gymnast named Cathy Rigby. Before she wrapped up her gymnastics career, she had garnered eight gold medals in various international events. Her next career move was to the Broadway stage. She prepared for it with seven years of voice and acting lessons. She is best known for her Broadway portrayal of Peter Pan, a perfect role for this little pixie! ■

break the balance into three payments and pay it off quickly. If you can’t clear the balance in three payments, at least make more than the minimum payment. There’s a place on your credit report that indicates whether you make more than the mini-mum payments, and that helps your credit score. If your credit card statement after the holidays offers you a month of no payment, send a payment anyway. The interest meter never stops running, and the cost of the gifts you bought now goes up. If you haven’t started your shopping yet, recon-sider how much you’ll spend. Decide whether it’s possible to go all-cash this year by not sending gifts to people outside your immediate family. Idea: Start a Christmas Club account at your bank or credit union for next year. Every month you’ll deposit a set amount, and by the next shop-ping season all of your holiday money will be waiting for you. The interest you’ve earned will be minimal, but you’ll have the satisfaction of having no credit-card debt after the holidays. It’s worth it!

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2. TELEVISION: What was the name of the father on “The Brady Bunch”?

3. U.S. STATES: Which state was the first, by law, to give women the right to vote?

4. ENTERTAINERS: Where did Elvis Presley die?

5. ANATOMY: Where are the triceps muscles located?

6. ART: Which impressionist painter created a series of famous works of his garden at Giverny?

7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: In which branch of the military did Gerald Ford serve during World War II?

8. HISTORY: How many people died as a result of the Boston Massacre in 1770?

9. CARTOONS: In the animated series, where did Yogi Bear live?

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2. Three major leaguers have won the Sporting News Player of the Year award in back-to-back years. Name two of them.

3. When Tom Brady became the New England Patriots’ all-time pass-ing yardage leader in 2009, which signal-caller did he supplant?

4. Name the last time before 2010 that Northern Iowa’s men’s basket-ball team won a game in the NCAA Tournament.

5. Who was the last NHL player before Detroit’s Johan Franzen in 2010 to have a six-point playoff game?

6. In 2010, Jamie McMurray became the second NASCAR Cup driver to win both poles in the same season at California’s Auto Club Speedway. Who was the first?

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4. It was 1990, when the Panthers beat Missouri.

5. St. Louis’ Geoff Courtnall, in 1998.

6. Kurt Busch, in 2006.7. Yannick Noah, in 1983.


1. Whatever happened to rock-and-roll pioneer Eddie Cochran?

2. What was the first U.S. No. 1 sin-gle Paul McCartney had with his new band Wings?

3. Who released “Margaritaville,” and when?

4. When and where did the rock musical “Hair” first open?

5. Who is known as “The Red Rock-er”?

6. Who released “Why Should I Cry For You,” and when?

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in 1960 while on tour in the United Kingdom. He was 21. His hits includ-ed “C’mon Everybody” and “Sum-mertime Blues.”

2. “My Love” in 1973. The song only reached No. 9 on the U.K. charts.

3. Jimmy Buffet, on his 1977 “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” album.

4. April 29, 1968, in New York City at the Biltmore Theatre. The show ran for 1,750 performances, while addi-tional shows opened at different loca-tions around the world.

5. Sammy Hagar, originally with the band Van Halen in 1985. Via his association with Van Halen, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. His most recent band is Chickenfoot.

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